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In 2002 peppers and tomatoes were #1 and #2 in dollar value for the state and citrus fruit, especially oranges, were also a major part of the economy. [27] By 2019 tomatoes were #1, oranges #2, and peppers were #3. [28] Of exports, meat is Florida's biggest earner. [28] Florida produces the majority of citrus fruit grown in the United States.
The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. [1] They left behind artifacts and archeological remains. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records.
Bell peppers, tomatoes, sugarcane, peaches, strawberries, and watermelons are also important crops. Florida produces a small amount of wine. Labor issues have been a part of the industry since colonization with a history of first slave and then exploited labor. The agricultural industry is a major water user in Florida and overall the industry ...
Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio.He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder of the Florida East Coast Railway.
Vicente Martinez Ybor (7 September 1818 – 14 December 1896) was a Spanish entrepreneur who first became a noted industrialist and cigar manufacturer in Cuba, then Key West, and finally Tampa, Florida. Martinez Ybor is best known for his founding the immigrant-populated cigar manufacturing town of Ybor City just outside Tampa, Florida in 1885 ...
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Hamilton Disston (August 23, 1844 – April 30, 1896) [1] was an American industrialist and real-estate developer who purchased 4 million acres (16,000 km²) of Florida land in 1881, an area larger than the state of Connecticut, and reportedly the most land ever purchased by a single person in world history.
July 21: Escambia County and St. John's County, Florida's first two counties are established. December 31: Andrew Jackson leaves office as the governor of Florida. 1822 March 30: Florida Territory is organized combining East Florida and West Florida. April 17: Florida's first civilian governor, William Pope Duval takes office.